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WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

WARP: The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast

Di: Donald Wunder & James Daniel Walsh
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Cinema-loving schlubs revisiting every Woody Allen production through discussion, review, critique and debate. We also explore films with adjacent themes, styles and influences, including recommendations from our beloved listeners and supporters.

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  • Ep 69: What’s With Baum - Book Discussion

    Ep 69: What’s With Baum - Book Discussion
    Aug 28 2026
    Hey folks! It is I, Donald Wunder, flying solo for a very long-awaited discussion on Woody Allen’s first novel: What’s With Baum? — released last year in 2025. Yup, that’s right — at the age of 89, after more than 50 films, numerous plays, collections of short stories and an autobiography, Woody Allen finally did something he’d never done before: he published his first novel. And saying that just feels odd! It really feels like he’s always had a novel out there in some form, but nope… this is the first — and hopefully not the last! Now, of course, us being THE WARP, we were always gonna do a podcast on it. The original plan was for myself and James to have this discussion together, as we both did with Woody’s memoir, but unfortunately… BLAME JAMES LOL… things just kept getting delayed. So I’m doing this podcast solo, and hopefully we’ll get James’s take on the book whenever he eventually completes it! By the by — did you see our new podcast artwork, new logo and email address? We’ve got a whole bunch of new updates as we officially begin the third and final phase of the show — stay tuned! Anyway… In this special solo edition of WARP, I start things off with my normal introduction before getting into my thoughts on the book. I also really wanted you guys to actually hear Woody himself talking about What’s With Baum?, but finding a substantial interview where he discusses the novel proved surprisingly difficult. So I’ve spliced together some of the best parts I could find from a much longer interview, which you’ll hear during the episode. I then give my spoiler-free review, get our trusty podcast assistant to take the temperature of both the reader and professional critical response to the book, and finally end things with my FULL SPOILER thoughts. I will say that I rather enjoyed the audiobook version of the novel, voiced by Woody himself, and I implore you all to check that version out. You can pretty much listen to it for free using Audible’s one-month free trial — all the relevant links are below. And looking ahead… NEXT MONTH — SEPTEMBER 2026 — me and James are figuring out a way to do something LIVE where we can properly interact with our followers. It may be a YouTube livestream, possibly Twitch (doubtful 😂) or I may even open up an online radio feed that anyone can jump onto. For more information on our SEPTEMBER 2026 plans, please join our new YouTube channel, where I’ll be leaving Community updates as we figure everything out. I’ll also be retiring our old “comment section” by the end of September, but I’m going to try to get in contact with all of our followers as best I can so we don’t lose touch with anybody during the move. Anyway, that’s all from me! I hope you’ve had a great August and a lovely summer break, and we hope to see you all next month for a bit of fun before we get into our long-awaited… RE-RETROSPECTIVE — STARTING OCTOBER 2026! Thanks, as always, for all the support. Donald Wunder (Creator of The Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast — WARP) PLEASE CHECK OUT THE FOLLOWING LINKS BELOW RELATING TO THIS EPISODE! 🎧 GET WHATS WITH BAUM ON AUDIBLE 🎧 UK: https://bit.ly/4zJ4dgC US: https://bit.ly/4hYIrzc 🎙️ THE FULL WOODY INTERVIEW FROM TFP HONESTLY https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xc9tEipzWUk 📚 WHAT’S WITH BAUM - GOODREADS 📚 https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/230221672-what-s-with-baum *THE NEW WARP SOCIAL LINKS* Support the WARP on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/c/woodyretro SUPPORT James Daniel Walsh — Linktree: https://linktr.ee/manicexpression1980 Contact the Podcast VIA EMAIL: woodyretropod@gmail.com THE NEW 2026 WARP YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@woodyretropod Make a One-Time Donation to WARP on Ko-fi: https://ko-fi.com/woodyretro Listen to WARP on Podbay: https://podbay.fm/p/the-woody-allen-retrospective-podcast LEAVE US A VOICEMAIL FOR FREE VIA YOUR PC OR SMARTPHONE HERE: https://www.speakpipe.com/WoodyRetroPod Everything WARP — Linktree: https://linktr.ee/woodyretro Thanks for listening as always! We would also LOVE a review on iTunes or a 5-star rating via Spotify or whichever podcast platform you are listening on.
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    58 min
  • Woody Adjacent – Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Sophie Hyde & Katy Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)

    Woody Adjacent – Emma Thompson, Daryl McCormack, Sophie Hyde & Katy Brand - Good Luck to You, Leo Grande (2022)
    Jul 28 2026
    Welcome back ladies and gentlemen to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast! Before we get into this month’s adjacent title, we’ve got quite a bit of podcast business to get through. Today is pretty much the final episode of what we’d call the second era of the show, well, aside from next month where we will be discussing the latest Woody Allen book - that will TRULY be the final part of the second era of the show. The first era was the early years with Simon, when we were still figuring out the format, the editing, using the very ugly Microsoft paint looking artwork and, quite frankly, we were still figuring out what the podcast even actually was doing long term. This second era has been the James Daniel Walsh years, where the show found a new rhythm and started the Woody Adjacent Project. ...and now we’re getting ready for the third and final act of the podcast. From October we begin the Woody Allen RE-retrospective, where we’ll be going back through every single Allen film or off cut odd special release ala non woody directed movie etc We will be hitting you with fresh conversations, improved production and everything we’ve learned from doing this podcast for so many years. Then, when that final retrospective is complete, that will bring this podcast itself to a fitting end. The podcast feed will still be active but myself and james will likely be starting a new podcast about film and television (to be decided later) We really want to make this last run of the show the best version the podcast it possibly can be. As part of the new final era, we’ve got brand-new podcast artwork, a dedicated YouTube channel, a new email address and a number of other updates coming as we freshen everything up for the road ahead. Today, we also explain why August is going to work a little differently moving forward. August is always a hectic month for me personally, with family birthdays, holidays and a lot of podcast admin happening behind the scenes, so moving forward, August will essentially become our annual pre-recorded month. There will still be an episode in August, but it may be a solo recording by me Don, something James and I have cobbled in advance, or a different type of episode that gives us the space to work on anything else woody related - at the very least it will be a Q&A episode / AMA type episode.. we’ll figure it out later Putting all that aside.. we also make a small request to our listeners. James has been using the same microphone for around ten years, going all the way back to outside work he was doing on his manic expression animated movie, Before we begin the final retrospective go around I would really love to upgrade his audio gear. The microphone I’ve picked out for him is the Elgato Wave 3, which should give him a substantial improvement in sound quality and help us make this final run through on Woody’s filmography sound as professional as possible. This request is not aimed at our existing Patreon supporters, who already do a great deal for the podcast and have our genuine thanks. This is simply an opportunity for anyone else who enjoys the show and has ever wanted to support us directly help out. Whether that means making a small one-off contribution, becoming a new Patreon or even donating suitable equipment to us directly, every bit of support would help us get James the updated microphone he deserves. ========================================================== James also shares some very exciting news of his own. He has already begun an ambitious fifteen-month rollout of new creative work, with fresh material being released every single week and, at times, several releases within the same week. By the time this episode reaches you, his stories Bloodshot, The Last Spike and Faded should all be available through Amazon, alongside his original song Constellation, which can be watched for free on the Manic Expression YouTube channel. other links to James’s work, the microphone fund and the various ways to contact or support us will be included below. SUPPORT JAMES HERE >>>>>>>>>>> https://linktr.ee/manicexpression1980 ================================================== That all said, we now return to the Woody Allen Adjacent Project with a listener-requested film that we’ve wanted to discuss for quite some time :) Good Luck to You, Leo Grande is the 2022 comedy-drama directed by Sophie Hyde, written by Katy Brand and starring Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack. The film follows Nancy Stokes, a retired teacher and widow who decides that there are certain experiences she has missed during her life and may finally be ready to pursue. What follows is an intimate, largely two-person film built around a series of meetings between Nancy and Leo Grande In this sex dramadey we consider the strengths of contained, dialogue-driven films, the natural chemistry between the two...
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    1 ora e 45 min
  • Woody Adjacent – Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt & Alfred Molina – The Impostors (1998)

    Woody Adjacent – Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt & Alfred Molina – The Impostors (1998)
    Jun 29 2026

    Welcome back to the Woody Allen Retrospective Podcast for another episode of Woody Allen Adjacent!

    As we get ever closer to the re-retrospective coming this October 2026 we carry our Adjacent series and this month it’s James’s pick he’s chosen Stanley Tucci’s possibly overlooked 1998 comedy The Impostors—a loving homage to the golden age of slapstick, screwball comedies, and classic double acts like Laurel & Hardy and the Marx Brothers.

    Packed with an incredible ensemble cast including Oliver Platt, Alfred Molina, Steve Buscemi, Tony Shalhoub, Lili Taylor, Isabella Rossellini, Billy Connolly and even a brief appearance from Woody Allen himself, this is one of those films that has quietly built a passionate cult following over the years… while leaving plenty of other viewers completely baffled.

    Along the way, Don discovers that he may never have truly understood what defines a farce until finally sitting down with this film, while James makes the case that Hollywood simply doesn’t take creative swings like this anymore.

    Whether The Impostors is a forgotten comedy gem or an ambitious experiment that doesn’t quite come together… it certainly gave us plenty to talk about.

    Thanks as always for listening!

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    Links mentioned in this episode:

    James Content Rollout Announcement Trailer - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OEFovWooMuA

    Stanley Tucci’s The Impostors (1998) Interview - https://freshairarchive.org/segments/actor-director-and-writer-stanley-tucci-imposters

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    For full cast details, user reviews, and more background on the film, check out:

    📌 Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Impostors

    📌 IMDb: https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0120823/?ref_=tturv_ov_i

    📌 Rotten Tomatoes: https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1085404-impostors

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    1 ora e 50 min
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